- IL&FS set to become consultant for JNPT's EPZ/SEZ
Jawaharlal Nehru Port Trust (JNPT) said IL&FS has emerged as the lowest bidder to guide through the process of setting up a port-based Spec...
- JNPT to set up port-based SEZ
Jawaharlal Nehru Port Trust (JNPT) has decided to develop a port-based special economic zone/export processing zone on about 1,200 hectares...
- SEZ tax holiday will remain open-ended to boost exports
Phasing out tax exemptions is very much on the finance ministry's agenda in the forthcoming Budget.
- Govt allows zero duty on sale of surplus power in SEZ units
The government has permitted zero duty on sale of surplus power from one unit to another unit in Special Economic zones as part of incentiv...
- Export promotion council set up for EOUs, EPZs, SEZs
To support special economic zones (SEZs), export processing zones (EPZs) and export oriented units (EOUs), a full-fledged export promotion ...
- Govt planning export promotion council for SEZs, EPZs
The government is considering setting up an export promotion council for Special Economic Zones and Export Processing Zones in order to pro...
- New EPC for EOUs, SEZ, EPZ units
A new export promotion council (EPC) representing export-oriented units and units located in special economic zones (SEZs), export processi...
- EOUs, EPZ/SEZ units can sell captive power
In a significant liberalisation of its power policy, the government has allowed export-oriented units and units located at export processin...
- Outsourcing facility resumed for EOUs, EPZ, SEZ units
Bowing to exporters’ demands, the government has allowed export oriented units and units located in Special Economic Zones and Export Proce...
- EPZs cannot avail of duty drawback benefits
The government has barred units located in export processing zones from availing duty drawback benefits on the inputs procured from local u...
- EOUs hit sub-contract roadblock
AT a time when outsourcing has become the global mantra for improving efficiency and cutting costs, the government has tightened the norms ...
- ExIm Policy to ban DTA sales by EOUs
NEW DELHI: In a bid to streamline the benefits available to various categories of exporters and check revenue leakage, the government is pl...
- Govt to convert all EPZs to SEZs
NEW DELHI: The government is planning to convert all export processing zones in the country into special economic zones. The EPZs at Santa ...
- Archaic labour laws affect special zones
THE country may have woken up to the fact that “If you can’t beat them, join them”, and set up its own special economic zones and export pr...
- Return of goods to DTA only on benefit refund
TO prevent revenue loss, the Central Board of Excise and Customs (CBEC) has issued instructions to all field officers to allow EOUs to send...
- Free EOUs, EPZs from outsider TU leaders
EXPORT Oriented Untied and units located in Export Processing Zones will benefit significantly if the government accepts the suggestions of...
'Prohibit outsiders in TU leadership'A WORKING Group on Labour Laws has recommended a seven-pronged action plan, including prohibition of outsiders from assuming trade union le...